Overview
- Speaker Julie Menin unveiled a leadership slate at the council’s first meeting under her tenure, naming Shaun Abreu majority leader and chair of Transportation and Infrastructure.
- Nantasha Williams was installed as deputy speaker and Kamilah Hanks as majority whip, with Menin emphasizing competency, city services and a refreshed leadership bench.
- Menin created new committees on combating hate, workforce development and disability, and added a subcommittee on early childhood education to signal policy priorities.
- Councilmember Vickie Paladino was reduced to two committee assignments due to an ethics investigation into Islamophobic social media posts; she said she requested two posts and plans to attend hearings of interest.
- More than half of committee chairs are newer members, and outlets report additional shifts under consideration, including Eric Dinowitz to Education, Oswald Feliz to Public Safety, Shekar Krishnan to Oversight and Crystal Hudson to General Welfare.